OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Tuberculosis is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Pathology of TB/COVID-19 Co-Infection: The phantom menace	54
Drug resistance, fitness and compensatory mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis	46
Coumarin hybrid derivatives as promising leads to treat tuberculosis: Recent developments and critical aspects of structural design to exhibit anti-tubercular activity	38
Solid lipid nanoparticles containing anti-tubercular drugs attenuate the Mycobacterium marinum infection	38
Recent advances in the synthesis of Quinazoline analogues as Anti-TB agents	30
Mechanisms and detection methods of Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampicin resistance: The phenomenon of drug resistance is complex	29
A new resource on artificial intelligence powered computer automated detection software products for tuberculosis programmes and implementers	28
Current advances in the clinical development of anti-tubercular agents	28
An efficient deep learning-based framework for tuberculosis detection using chest X-ray images	26
Efficient genome editing in pathogenic mycobacteria using Streptococcus thermophilus CRISPR1-Cas9	22
Targeted next generation sequencing directly from sputum for comprehensive genetic information on drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis	22
Tuberculosis: A granulomatous disease mediated by epigenetic factors	20
A review on bovine tuberculosis in India	19
Cough-independent production of viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bioaerosol	18
Xpert MTB/RIF ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: A diagnostic accuracy study from India	17
The immunological architecture of granulomatous inflammation in central nervous system tuberculosis	17
Pathogenesis of ocular tuberculosis: New observations and future directions	17
Contributing risk factors towards the prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Malaysia: A systematic review	16
Metabolic profiles of multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis unveiled by metabolomics	16
Highly transmitted M. tuberculosis strains are more likely to evolve MDR/XDR and cause outbreaks, but what makes them highly transmitted?	16
Diagnostic value of pleural fluid T-SPOT for tuberculous pleurisy: An updated meta-analysis	15
Increased transmissibility of Russian successful strain Beijing B0/W148 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Indirect clues from history and demographics	15
NIX-mediated mitophagy regulate metabolic reprogramming in phagocytic cells during mycobacterial infection	15
Laboratory development of a simple stool sample processing method diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis using Xpert Ultra	14
Dry powder inhalers of antitubercular drugs	14

Mycobacterial MCE proteins as transporters that control lipid homeostasis of the cell wall	14
NOTCH1 and DLL4 are involved in the human tuberculosis progression and immune response activation	14
Whole-genome sequencing and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Challenges in sample preparation and sequencing data analysis	13
Distinct blood transcriptomic signature of treatment in latent tuberculosis infected individuals at risk of developing active disease	13
Host transcriptional response to TB preventive therapy differentiates two sub-groups of IGRA-positive individuals	13
Steroid hormone modulates the production of cathelicidin and human β-defensins in lung epithelial cells and macrophages promoting Mycobacterium tuberculosis killing	13
Three promising antimycobacterial medicinal plants reviewed as potential sources of drug hit candidates against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis	13
Activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (Hif-1) enhanced bactericidal effects of macrophages to Mycobacterium tuberculosis	13
Identification of a novel biomarker based on lymphocyte count, albumin level, and TBAg/PHA ratio for differentiation between active and latent tuberculosis infection in Japan	13
Diagnostic performance of real time PCR and MALDI-TOF in the detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria from clinical isolates	12
Pulmonary mucosal immunity mediated through CpG provides adequate protection against pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the mouse model. A role for type I interferon	12
Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis in milk on dairy cattle farms: An international systematic literature review and meta-analysis	12
Mycobacterium bovis and you: A comprehensive look at the bacteria, its similarities to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its relationship with human disease	12
Tuberculosis in elephants: Origins and evidence of interspecies transmission	12
The use of thalidomide to treat children with tuberculosis meningitis: A review	12
Ferroptosis-related gene SOCS1, a marker for tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment, involves in macrophage polarization and facilitates bone destruction in tuberculosis	12
Machine-assisted interpretation of auramine stains substantially increases through-put and sensitivity of microscopic tuberculosis diagnosis	12
Oldest evidence of tuberculosis in Argentina: A multidisciplinary investigation in an adult male skeleton from Saujil, Tinogasta, Catamarca (905–1030 CE)	11
HDAC3 inhibitor RGFP966 controls bacterial growth and modulates macrophage signaling during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	11
A multi-targeting pre-clinical candidate against drug-resistant tuberculosis	11
Point-of-care detection of tuberculosis using magnetoresistive biosensing chip	11
HIV and tuberculosis: A historical perspective on conflicts and challenges	11
A 10-gene biosignature of tuberculosis treatment monitoring and treatment outcome prediction	10
The TB vaccine development pathway – An innovative approach to accelerating global TB vaccine development	10
Tuberculosis and autoimmunity: Common features	10
Circ_0001490/miR-579-3p/FSTL1 axis modulates the survival of mycobacteria and the viability, apoptosis and inflammatory response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected macrophages	10
Ocular tuberculosis epidemiology, clinic features and diagnosis: A brief review	10
The effect of micro-nutrients on malnutrition, immunity and therapeutic effect in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	10
Application of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in the detection of drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in re-treated patients	10
Immunomodulation by epigenome alterations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	10
Verification of tuberculosis infection among Vác mummies (18th century CE, Hungary) based on lipid biomarker profiling with a new HPLC-HESI-MS approach	9
Molecular analysis of streptomycin-resistance associating genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Nepal	9
Cerebrospinal fluid AFB smear in adults with tuberculous meningitis: A systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis	9
Alterations in the nasopharyngeal microbiota associated with active and latent tuberculosis	9
A machine learning-based framework for Predicting Treatment Failure in tuberculosis: A case study of six countries	9
Immunologic and imaging signatures in post tuberculosis lung disease	9
Identification of differentially expressed lncRNAs as potential plasma biomarkers for active tuberculosis	8
Modulation of the M. tuberculosis cell envelope between replicating and non-replicating persistent bacteria	8
Inhalable particles containing isoniazid and rifabutin as adjunct therapy for safe, efficacious and relapse-free cure of experimental animal tuberculosis in one month	8
Human monocyte-derived macrophage responses to M. tuberculosis differ by the host's tuberculosis, diabetes or obesity status, and are enhanced by rapamycin	8
An accurate artificial intelligence system for the detection of pulmonary and extra pulmonary Tuberculosis	8
Serodiagnostic evaluation of fusion proteins from multiple antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for active TB	8
Designing fusion molecules from antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for detection of multiple antibodies in plasma of TB patients	8
Proteomic profile of vitreous in patients with tubercular uveitis	8
QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus combined with HBHA-Induced IFN-γ release assay improves the accuracy of identifying tuberculosis disease status	8
Challenges and a potential solution to perform drug susceptibility testing of omadacycline against nontuberculous mycobacteria	8
THP-1 cell line model for tuberculosis: A platform for in vitro macrophage manipulation	7
Evolution of tuberculosis diagnostics: From molecular strategies to nanodiagnostics	7
Optimizing liquefaction and decontamination of sputum for DNA extraction from Mycobacterium tuberculosis	7
Alternative biomarkers for classification of latent tuberculosis infection status in pregnant women with borderline Quantiferon plus results	7

Identification of anti-lipoarabinomannan antibodies against mannan core and their effects on phagocytosis of mycobacteria by human neutrophils	7
Deep whole-genome sequencing reveals no evidence for heteroresistance influencing treatment outcomes among drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients	7
A population approach of rifampicin pharmacogenetics and pharmacokinetics in Mexican patients with tuberculosis	7
Cerebrospinal fluid IL-1β is elevated in tuberculous meningitis patients but not associated with mortality	7
Nontuberculous mycobacteria in the environment	7
Differential effects of asymptomatic Ascaris lumbricoides, Schistosoma mansoni or hook worm infection on the frequency and TGF-beta-producing capacity of regulatory T cells during active tuberculosis	7
Supplementation of sputum cultures with culture filtrate to detect tuberculosis in a cross-sectional study of HIV-infected individuals	7
Nicotine promotes the intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in epithelial cells	7
A rare case of calvarial tuberculosis from the Avar Age (8th century CE) cemetery of Kaba–Bitózug (Hajdú-Bihar county, Hungary) – Pathogenesis and differential diagnostic aspects	7
The diagnostic value of T cell spot test and adenosine deaminase in pleural effusion for tuberculous pleurisy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
A highly rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain emerging in Southern Brazil	7
Investigation on the cause of recurrent tuberculosis in a rural area in China using whole-genome sequencing: A retrospective cohort study	7
Preclinical murine models to study lung infection with Mycobacterium abscessus complex	7
Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis presenting unusually high discordance between genotypic and phenotypic resistance to rifampicin in an endemic tuberculosis setting	7
Human leukocyte antigen associations with protection against tuberculosis infection and disease in human immunodeficiency virus-1 infected individuals, despite household tuberculosis exposure and immu	7
Accuracy of the Truenat MTB-RIF Dx assay for detection of rifampicin resistance-associated mutations	7
Adults with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and pre-diabetes have increased levels of QuantiFERON interferon-gamma responses	7
Towards the development of subunit vaccines against tuberculosis: The key role of adjuvant	7
Glibenclamide alters interleukin-8 and interleukin-1β of primary human monocytes from diabetes patients against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	7
Transient, inhaled gene therapy with gamma interferon mitigates pathology induced by host response in a mouse model of tuberculosis	6
Evaluating the diversity of circulating natural killer cells between active tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection	6
Role of hematopoietic cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection	6
Concurrent evaluation of cytokines improves the accuracy of antibodies against Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis	6
Biophysical analysis of the Mycobacteria tuberculosis peptide binding protein DppA reveals a stringent peptide binding pocket	6
Environmental risk of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: Strategies for advancing methodology	6
Multidrug-resistant patients receiving treatment in Niger who are infected with M. tuberculosis Cameroon family convert faster in smear and culture than those with M. tuberculosis Ghana family	6
Performance of GeneXpert ultra in the diagnosis of Tuberculous Cervical lymphadenitis in formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues	6
A whole-genome sequencing study of an X-family tuberculosis outbreak focus on transmission chain along 25 years	6
Mab2780c, a TetV-like efflux pump, confers high-level spectinomycin resistance in mycobacterium abscessus	6
Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in diagnosis of lymphatic tuberculosis from fresh and formaldehyde-fixed and paraffin embedded lymph nodes	6